Splenic True Cyst.

Author: Song Cheol KIM ¹ ; Sang Seok CHOI ; Duck Jong HAN ; Eun Sil YU
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1. Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, and Asan Medical Center, Korea.
Publication Type:Original Article
Keywords: Spleen; Cyst
MeSH: Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Hemorrhage; Humans; Rare Diseases; Spleen; Splenectomy; Young Adult
From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 1997;53(2):299-304
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Non-parasitic true cyst of spleen is one of the rare disease entities. It is thought that they usually develop as a result of abnormality in the development of the spleen and spontaneous or traumatic hemorrhage of the spleen with subsequent organization and liquefaction. It is often presented with asymptomatic abdominal mass, or symptom of compressive effect on a neighboring organ. After corrective differential diagnosis using USG or CT, it can be treated with splenectomy, totally or partially, according to its size and location. We report a case of true splenic cyst in 22-year old female patient who was treated with splenectomy.